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Micro-Credential: Promoting Critical Thinking
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Micro-Credential: Promoting an Inclusive and Humanistic Learning Environment
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Micro-Credential:Developing a Teaching Philosophy
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Pre-Clinical Education and Clinical Education

PCE-008 - Bridging Evidence-Based Communication Pathways: From Classroom Foundations to Clinical Competence

Monday, March 23, 2026
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
Location: 520 A, Fifth Floor, Palais
CE: 1
Early Career Professional Mid Career Professional Senior Career Professional Micro-Credential: Promoting Critical Thinking
Keyword: Evidence-Based Decision Making/Care (PCE)
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LIAA Designation: No
Conflicting lay literature leaves patients uncertain, requiring dentists to clear the confusion through appraising and effectively communicating scientific evidence, a competency outlined in Commission on Dental Accreditation Standard 2-22. This session introduces an integrated didactic, experiential and clinical model to address this competency. Attendees will engage with a longitudinal, integrated framework, beginning with setting the foundations through formative learning activities, building toward an integrated, summative, authentic assessment that combines critical appraisal and communication role-play. This will culminate in evaluating these skills in clinical settings. Participants will gain practical tools and strategies to design and implement similar models in their institutions, promoting evidence-based patient care.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe an educational model that integrates biomedical, behavioral, clinical and evidence-based content to develop clinical communication competence to support patient-centered care.
  • Analyze a case-based authentic assessment model that combines critical appraisal with communication of scientific and lay literature.
  • Identify actionable strategies to implement integrated teaching and assessment frameworks across preclinical and clinical settings to enhance patient communication and evidence-based care.